Malone took off in the Jeep and later crashed it on Greenwood Road near Pleasure Ridge Park High school and fled. Louisville Metro Police arrested Malone after a short chase. The crash damaged a utility pole and a parked vehicle.

Malone and the woman he stabbed were taken to University Hospital for treatment of their injuries. After treatment, Malone was booked into Louisville Metro Corrections on charges of assault, unlawful imprisonment and criminal mischief.